Jeanene Nena Bolenbaugh
Retired Administrative Assistant – Raleigh, NC, USA
God gave me a beautiful new smile through Dr. Motiwala and his staff!
My testimony is to tell you where I began in this process, and what my experience has been like.
I have had dental problems most of my life, starting at age 16 when I had a very bad experience with a dentist doing a root canal. I have had years of going to a poor dentist, experiencing a lot of pain and spending thousands of dollars on my teeth. Even after spending the money to fix my teeth, every time I turned around, another one would break or fall out.
The reason I came here was because I had a good friend, Mark Manaher who came to Dr. Motiwala 5.5 years ago. When my husband first told me that Mark had done that, I responded with “HE is CRAZY—I would never do that!!! As Mark told me all the details of his experience, I began to think about it. I also did a lot of research on the internet in various places in the world that did dental work, and felt Dr. Motiwala’s clinic was the best option. It took 2 more years of going through very expensive dental work in the US to finally come to the decision that in order to be satisfied with my teeth, the only option was to come to see Dr. Motiwala. From that point on I was determined to come to India.
It was rather surprising, considering that I had not flown in an airplane in over 30 years and I had become very wary of flying. We could not afford to have my husband come also, and he could not take any more time off work to come with me so I knew I would have to travel alone. I had prayed to God for wisdom, and resolved that this is what I had to do.
My experience in coming to India and being treated by Dr. Motiwala has been phenomenal. Dr. Motiwala definitely is gifted by God in his ability, skill, and mannerism. His first goal was that I was relaxed. It was truly amazing as I sat in the dental chair with no fear for several hours while he pulled teeth and placed 22 Basal implants which are single piece. He was so gentle that even the needles for numbing barely hurt. This is usually the worst part. In the US I was so afraid of the dentist that all my dental work had to be done under twilight sedation. All of the staff that worked on me were very kind and compassionate. I had full mouth dental implants with no sinus lift or bone graft, using Pterygoid implants. I got 14 teeth, a full arch zirconia implant bridge on top and 14 teeth on the bottom and my smile looks fabulous! I could not be happier with the finished product. I now agree as my friend Mark said, his only regret was that he did not come sooner.
I’d also like to mention that I got to stay at 5 star Radisson Blu which was wonderful! The people are wonderful and the chef prepares special delicious food for me appropriate for me to eat.
I’d like to express my gratitude to Dr. Motiwala, Dr. Deepti, and Dr. Madiha for their skill, kindness and patience in working on my teeth, as well as Miss Farah, Miss Fareeda, and Miss Rabia for their help in coordinating everything to get me here and take care of all the details.
The driver Hanan that takes me back and forth to appointments, sightseeing, shopping etc. has been great and I have felt very safe the whole time I have been here in India.
I truly feel that coming to India and being treated by Dr. Motiwala has been one of the best experiences of my life, and I will now become Dr. Motiwala’s biggest cheerleader. I am grateful to God for helping me make this big decision and for being with me the whole time.
Lastly, I’d like to share that I planned this trip to celebrate my 70th birthday and I have told my husband over and over that it has been the BEST birthday present he could have ever given to me!
